How to Use It

While this is not a practice calendar, there are several actions that are to be implemented directly into your practice session, such as the Practice Intention ideas.

There's no need to do every action in the order specified. If you're one to print out calendars like this one, then stop using them after one day if you haven't done everything as listed perfectly, here's permission to use it however you'd like!

Half the days are intentionally left blank, and you're encouraged to fill them in with actions that are very specific to your own personal sources of inspiration or goals.

The first action involves reviewing your goals, and writing them specifically in the space at the top. Here are mine:

Set New Goals

Take a moment to reflect and check-in on goals, experiences, and behaviors, ask the following questions:

Am I on track with my overall goals?

Are my behaviors reflective of what I wish to accomplish in the short and long-term?

What have I observed in myself that I wish to change?

Last Month's Goals

Spend time on my body map, specifically re-evaluating my representation of my hip joints and the relationship of the spine and balance of the head.

Use video recordings to evaluate movements and habits in a more specific way to better understand how I'm moving as a whole.

Spend time experimenting with throat tension, and learn more about the relationship between the soft palate and support.

How'd It Go?

I set my goals knowing that I would be completely out of commission for two weeks in the middle of the month during my wedding and honeymoon. I did not spend time on my hip joints, but I did have a pulse on my head-spine balance. It helped me with my third goal of figuring out my throat tension. (Read about that here!) I committed to recording more videos of myself, and now that I'm back and well-rested after a busy month, I'm ready to begin putting my findings into action to replace unnecessary habits.

Calendar

CORRESPONDING LINKS

April 3rd: What are some thing you'd like to do more often in your daily routine? Listening? Practicing a secondary instrument? Yoga? Working with a tuner? Use these ideas to fill in some of the blank spaces!